Health Care

Stateline: Socialized Medicine = Fiscally Conservative

• Nathan Benefield
• March 17, 2008

Stateline.org has an interesting article on health care funding in the states. The headline reads “On health care, govs are tightening belts.” Here are some examples of “belt-tightening”:…

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Government Accountability

Twenty-two disgraced governors

• Nathan Benefield
• March 12, 2008

Stateline.org has the complete list of governors to leave office (resigned or impeached) because of scandal or legal problems.

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Year of Tax Hikes

• Nathan Benefield
• March 19, 2007

Stateline.org looks at proposed tax hikes in a number of states, including PA, calling 2007 “the year of tax hikes”. This is bad news for PA taxpayers, as past…

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Kid’s coverage shortfalls

• Nathan Benefield
• December 1, 2006

Stateline.org reports that many states Children’s Health Insurance Programs (S-CHIP) face multi-million dollar shortfalls, and hope that the federal government will bail them out. The article notes that states…

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Government Accountability

Lame ducks ruffle feathers in 3 statehouses

• Nathan Benefield
• October 2, 2006

Stateline.org article on Lame Duck legislatures. Guess which state is the leader in post-election shenanigans.

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Taxes & Economy

Boom time for state finances

• Nathan Benefield
• August 15, 2006

Stateline.org article on the surge in state tax revenues. However the NCSL’s “budget experts expect state spending to surpass money coming in to state coffers this fiscal year. State…

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